Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-09-29
Burlington and Missouri River Ra u
road-PaSsengey Department..

HARVEST EXCURSIONS TO NEBRASKA AND
KANSAS.
Arrangements have been perfected between
the railroads in Nebraska and Kansas, and
those in very large territory east of the Mis-
souri, River. for the sale of harvest excursion
tickets to points in Nebraska and Kansas, we
respectfully submit the following outline of
conditions for the business in question:
l. Dates of sale have been fixed as August
3Oth, September 10th, and October 18th.
2. The rate tor the round trip to be the low
est regular first class one-fare way.
3. Tickets to be of the usual nOn-transfera-
lie iron-clad form containing the requirement
that WESTBOUND COUPONS ON THIS LINE WILL.
NOT BE GOOD FOR PASSAGE UNLESS PRESENTED
ON TRAINS LEAVING MISSOURI RIVER WITHIN
FIVE DAYS OF THE ORIGINAL DATES OF SALE.
with an outside limit for return passage of
forty days from date of sale. and the require
ment that they shall OILY be gOoa for return
passage for five days after date upon which
they are stamped aud witnessed ut the west
bound destination.
4. We shall be glad to have these tickets
sold to Lincoln and NIL points on our line in
Nebraska west of there. and to all points on
our Kansas extensions west of WymOre.
). Extension tickets will be sold by this
Company Mt one fare for the round trip from
Lincoln, Red Clou0 Hastings, Grand Island,
and McCOOk, to all stations on our line in Ne
braska and Kansas west of those points. The
sale of these tickets will be confined absolute
~ to the holders of through excursion tickets
from the east which read over our road from
Missouri River. and the dates and limits will
b,, 10 TO- for IN hos Hvn in IN nrtU.
inal excursion tickets. This is intended to
cover the case of passengers who fail. for any
reason, to obtain tickets to any desired desti-
nation, and will enable railroads to cOntine
the sale of these tickets to one or two impOr-
tant points on our road. if they desire.
s. Divisions of the through rate will be ac-
cepted on the same basis as at present APP
plies to the One-way rates. as now made to all
points on our line; PROVIDED. THE REQUIRE
MENTs OF THE TICKETS ARE AS OUTLINED
ABOVE Attention is called to the fact that
the regular rates from Omaha, Pacific juno
ton. East Nebraska City. ArchsOn. and Kan
sas City, TO all points. are to be found i'm cur.
rent numbers of our monthly blue rate sheet
Z. StOp-Overs will he allowed on the regular
excursion tickets. and on our extension tick
cts, at all stations west of the Missouri River
the number of stOp-Overs on each ticket not
being restricted. This practice will obtain re-
CARELESS of any limit which may he fixed in
the ticket it's use to destination westbOund.
The necessity of insisting upon the use of
iron-clad tickets. with proper limit as outlined
above. is obvious. and as many lines in previ- !
Gus years issued nOn-signature tickets in
some cases and in others placed no limit what |
ever upon the ticket, except the extreme limit |
for return, with the consequent result that |
scalping Offices at Missouri River and points |
west used the tickets and OccasiOned us q |
great loss in local business. We are forced to |
give notice here that we will not accept divi-
siOns on harvest excursion tickets at the az.
reed low rates, unless these tickets conform |
to the above requirements rs to form and |
limit.
As the Indications are that there will be a |
very large business moving on the three dates |
in question. we respectfully request reasOna-
bic ticket representation to our points at all |
your coupon stations.
Very Truly.
P.S. EUsTIs, |
Genl Pass and Ticket Agent.